Have a great weekend!

Chinese Transformer

Get a good look now, cause I bet ya Bay's Optimus Prime looks nothing like this...

R.I.P Mopie

Mopie, a silverback western lowland gorilla at the Zoo, died July 3 during routine social introductions between the two groups of gorillas at the Great Ape House. In 1998, he was diagnosed with fibrosing cardiomyopathy, a chronic disease of the heart muscle that results in its decreased ability to pump blood throughout the body. In the days before his death, he was very active and was not showing signs of illness. It is not yet clear the extent to which his cardiomyopathy contributed to his death. Zoo pathologists will conduct a necropsy on Mopie, as is done on all Zoo animals upon death, to determine information that may clarify the cause of death.

Remembering Khan

Celebrations have begun in Mongolia to mark the 800th anniversary of Genghis Khan's establishment of the Mongol Empire.
Click here to see pictures of the festivities.

Hypersensitive robots slow production

As the robots develop they may slow us down at times. Click here for more.

Two faced Kitty!!

First there was Cyclops Kitty and now two faced...Awesome! Apparently it is nursing fine, and can meow out of both mouths! Read the story here!

Zidane Speaks!

PARIS - French soccer star Zinedine Zidane apologized for head-butting an Italian opponent during the World Cup final, saying Wednesday that he was provoked by insults about his mother and sister. "I apologize, to all the children" who watched the match Sunday, Zidane said in his first, highly-awaited comments about the act of violence that marked the end of his career. Oh yeah, I love the way he's wearing his jacket, like a wounded commando.

Terra Kuroda

Artist, Terra Kuroda, has a brand new web site. The L.A. based artist has a lot of great work that challenges the viewer by not just presenting them with art, but by creating an art experience. Her work often inhabits the physical space of the viewer, and literally incorporates "the moment" of reception. Click here to check her work out.

Sundial Billboard

Ad agency Leo Burnett dreamed up this idea for a McDonald's billboard that takes us fast food junkies back to the ancient days of sundials, casting a shadow on a cup of McCoffee at 6 a.m., and moving along to other various delectable breakfast items until 11, when those scrumptious McDonald's fries are given the nod by the shadowy arches. The billboard went up last friday in Chicago and will stay there for a month, after that the earth will have moved too much to keep the sundial working.

Phoneticontrol

Outsider artist or just robot enthusiast, Phoneticontrol has some cool bot stickers and designs, check out his flickr pics here.

Kagan McLeod

I really dig the designs of Kagan McLeod, not sure if he is an immortal (Highlander ref). But I do know he likes drawing Immortals. Apparently, Kagan is a huge fan of the kung fu and will publish a kick ass graphic novel called "Infinite Kung Fu" (2007). His character designs for the forth coming book are on his website amongst a whole slew of other great illustrations. Also, he has done some work for a remix kung fu DVD series called "Kung Faux", that enlists American actors to voice old kung fu movies that have been re-edited, which can be bought here.

Ms. Pac Man playing Chimp

This is a cool clip of a chimp playing Ms. Pac Man. I love the high fives at the end too. link

Royal College of Art

This is a link to the RCA's "Summer Show" lots great stuff to look Animation, Painting, Architecture to name a few. So check it out. link

Bush Pilot

The truth is revealed, here!

Little Hercules

An overweight 4-year-old boy surnamed Wu in Xuchang, Central China's Henan Province, shows his prowess by lifting 5-kilogram dumbbells without difficulty. Wu, who tips the scales at 87 pounds, is roughly twice the normal weight of a child his age.